BOMB THREAT THE African National Congress’s Shell House headquarters in Johannesburg received a bomb threat on Monday night. The police searched the building but nothing was found. The entire block was cordoned off overnight SAMWU STRIKE ALMOST 80% of all municipal workers in Greater Johannesburg took part in a strike by the South African Municipal […]
TUESDAY, 4.00PM PRELIMINARY results from last year’s census show that there are 37,9-million people in South Africa, the Central Statistical Service said on Tuesday. According to the CSS figures released today, 18,2-million (48%) of the total are males and 19,7-million (52%) females. KwaZulu-Natal is the most populous province with 7,7-million inhabitants (20,3% of the total), […]
TUESDAY, 11.00AM: THE United Cricket Board of South Africa has announced its support for the Australian proposal to allow international series matches to be played under lights. Floodlights have been used to eliminate poor visibility and to finish the overs in one-day cricket, and the rule may soon be extended to series matches, if the […]
TUESDAY, 11.00AM: SOUTH African Football Association general manager Dennis Mumble confirmed on Monday that Bafana Bafana will play World Cup ’98 hosts France on their home ground in Lens in October. This World Cup build-up will be South Africa’s second match on European soil. They lost to England 2-1 in May. In order for South […]
TUESDAY, 4.30PM ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe, in his opening address to parliament, unveiled his most comprehensive plan yet to strip whites, foreign nationals and foreign companies of a total of 8,3-million hectares of land, intended for redistribution among the country’s 11,5-million black people. A tax that will make large holdings unaffordable, a “one man one […]
TUESDAY, 12.00NOON: WITH all the South African singles Wimbledon players eliminated, hopes are high that the doubles players will fare better. In second-round matches on Monday, Chris Haggard and American partner Bill Behrens won against Pablo Albano of Argentina and Slava Dosedel of Czechoslavakia, 7-6, 6-7, 7-4. Piet Norval and Neil Broad (UK) beat Cristian […]
TUESDAY, 4.30PM JUSTICE Minister Dullah Omar has introduced a new State of Emergency Bill to Parliament, which will allow the declaration of a state of emergency in conformity with the new Constitution. In terms of the Constitution, a state of emergency may only continue for 21 days unless extended by the National Assemble, in which […]
TUESDAY, 10.00AM AXED housing director-general Billy Cobbett has been appointed to head Cape Town’s sonn-to-be-formed housing department. Cobbett’s position as director general expired at midnight on Tuesday and it is believed he could take up his new post in days. Confirming that he had accepted the post, one of a number of job offers he […]
MONDAY, 9.30AM A GROUP of 135 members of the Federated Long Distance Taxi Association was arrested at Bushbuckridge on Sunday morning, charged with public violence, theft and assault. The drivers will appear in the local magistrates’ court on Monday morning. They were arrested after preventing taxis from the rival SA Long Distance Taxi Association form […]
MONDAY, 10.30AM: The appointment of Lawrence “Big Bear” Ngubane as the manager of the Durban-based Amazulu soccer team has prompted Port Elizaberth Warriors manager Budgie Byrne to proclaim that the affair is becoming “distinctly more questionable”. Byrne was referring to the two dubious points awarded to Amazulu from their drawn match against Umtata Bush Bucks. […]